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Ambassador Reframes Wiley Embassy Painting Removal as Lesbian Picnic Motive

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Source: The New York Times
Ambassador Reframes Wiley Embassy Painting Removal as Lesbian Picnic Motive
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The Trump administration removed Kehinde Wiley’s 2015 portrait from the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo without a clear explanation; an interview with Ambassador Leah Campos suggests she described the work as a “lesbian picnic,” offering context for the removal amid prior references to allegations of the artist’s misconduct and racial commentary in his other work.

Topics:entertainment#art-censorship#dominican-republic#kehinde-wiley#leah-campos#us-embassy-santo-domingo#world
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